(a) Number and appointment(1) MembersThe Librarian shall establish in the Library of Congress a National Film Preservation Board to be comprised of 22 members, who shall be selected by the Librarian in accordance with this section. Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (N), the Librarian shall request each organization listed in subparagraphs (A) through (Q) to submit a list of three candidates qualified to serve as a member of the Board. Except for the members-at-large appointed under subparagraph 11 So in original. Probably should be “paragraph”. (2), the Librarian shall appoint one member from each such list submitted by such organizations, and shall designate from that list an alternate who may attend at Board expense those meetings to which the individual appointed to the Board cannot attend. The organizations are the following:(A) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
(B) The Directors Guild of America.
(C) The Writers Guild of America. The Writers Guild of America East and the Writers Guild of America West shall each nominate three candidates, and a representative from one organization shall be selected as the member and a representative from the other organization as the alternate.
(D) The National Society of Film Critics.
(E) The Society for Cinema and Media Studies.
(F) The American Film Institute.
(G) The Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media of the School of Theater, Film and Television at the University of California, Los Angeles.
(H) The Department of Cinema Studies of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
(I) The University Film and Video Association.
(J) The Motion Picture Association of America.
(K) The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
(L) Screen Actors Guild.
(M) The National Association of Theater Owners.
(N) The American Society of Cinematographers and the International Photographers Guild, which shall jointly submit one list of three candidates from which a member and alternate will be selected.
(O) The United States Members of the International Federation of Film Archives.
(P) The Association of Moving Image Archivists.
(Q) The Society of Composers and Lyricists.
(2) Members-at-largeIn addition to the members appointed under paragraph (1), the Librarian shall appoint up to 5 members-at-large. The Librarian shall also select an alternate for each member 22 So in original. Probably should be followed by a hyphen. at-large, who may attend at Board expense those meetings which the member 2 at-large cannot attend.
(b) ChairThe Librarian shall appoint one member of the Board to serve as Chair.
(c) Term of office(1) TermsThe term of each member of the Board shall be 4 years, except that there shall be no limit to the number of terms that any individual member may serve.
(2) Removal of member or organizationThe Librarian shall have the authority to remove any member of the Board, or the organization listed in subsection (a) such member represents, if the member, or organization, over any consecutive 2-year period, fails to attend at least one regularly scheduled Board meeting.
(3) VacanciesA vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made under subsection (a), except that the Librarian may fill the vacancy from a list of candidates previously submitted by the organization or organizations involved. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy before the expiration of the term for which his or her predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term.
(d) Quorum12 members of the Board shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
(e) Reimbursement of expensesMembers of the Board shall serve without pay, but may receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5.
(f) MeetingsThe Board shall meet at least once each fiscal year. Meetings shall be at the call of the Librarian.
(g) Conflict of interestThe Librarian shall establish rules and procedures to address any potential conflict of interest between a member of the Board and responsibilities of the Board.
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CHAPTER 5— LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
§ 131. Collections composing Library; location
§ 132a. Appropriations for increase of general library
§ 132a–1. Obligations for reimbursable and revolving fund activities; limitation
§ 132a–2. Furniture, furnishings, and office and library equipment; transfer of funds
§ 132a–3. Authority to transfer amounts between categories of appropriations
§ 132b. Joint Committee on the Library
§ 133. Joint Committee during recess of Congress
§ 134. Incidental expenses of law library
§ 135. Purchase of books for law library
§ 135a. National library service for the blind and print disabled
§ 136. Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations
§ 136–1. Appointment and term of service of Librarian of Congress
§ 136a–2. Librarian of Congress and Deputy Librarian of Congress; compensation
§ 137. Use and regulation of law library
§ 137c. Withdrawal of books from Library of Congress
§ 138. Law library; hours kept open
§ 141. Allocation of responsibilities for Library buildings and grounds
§ 141a. Design, installation, and maintenance of security systems; transfer of responsibility
§ 142c. Enforcement of liability of certifying officers of Library of Congress
§ 142k. Library of Congress disbursing office; payroll processing functions
§ 143. Appropriations for Library Building and Grounds
§ 143b. Payments in advance for subscriptions or other charges
§ 143c. Use of other library funds to make payments
§ 143d. Funds available for workers compensation payments
§ 144. Copies of Statutes at Large
§ 145. Copies of journals and documents
§ 145a. Periodical binding of printed hearings of committee testimony
§ 146. Deposit of Journals of Senate and House
§ 149. Transfer of books to other libraries
§ 149a. Permitting use of proceeds from disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
§ 150. Sale of copies of card indexes and other publications
§ 152. Care and use of Smithsonian Library
§ 153. Control of library of House of Representatives
§ 154. Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; members; quorum; seal; rules and regulations
§ 155. Compensation and expenses of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
§ 156. Gifts, etc., to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
§ 157. Funds of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; management of
§ 158. Deposits by Library of Congress Trust Fund Board with Treasurer of United States
§ 158a. Temporary possession of gifts of money or securities to Library of Congress; investment
§ 159. Perpetual succession and suits by or against Library of Congress Trust Fund Board
§ 160. Disbursement of gifts, etc., to Library
§ 161. Tax exemption of gifts, etc., to Library of Congress
§ 162. Compensation of Library of Congress employees
§ 162a. Gross salary of Library of Congress employees
§ 162b. Little Scholars Child Development Center; employee compensation and personnel matters
§ 164. Index and digest of State legislation; preparation
§ 164a. Official distribution of State legislation index and digest
§ 165. Authorization for appropriation for biennial index
§ 166. Congressional Research Service
§ 166a. Equal access to Congressional Research Service Reports
§§ 167 to 167h. Repealed. , (2)(B), , , 2234, and , (b)(2), , , 2552; , ,
§ 167i. Suspension of prohibitions against use of Library buildings and grounds
§ 167j. Area comprising Library of Congress grounds; “buildings and grounds” defined
§ 168a. Printing of Constitution Annotated as Senate documents
§ 168b. Printing and distribution of additional copies of Constitution Annotated
§ 168c. Printing and distribution of decennial editions and supplements to Constitution Annotated
§ 168d. Authorization of appropriations for Constitution Annotated
§ 169. Positions in Library of Congress exempt from citizenship requirement
§ 170. American Television and Radio Archives
§ 171. Congressional declaration of findings and purpose as to Center for the Book
§ 173. Establishment of Center for the Book
§ 174. Function of Center for the Book
§ 175. Administrative provisions
§ 176. Mass Book Deacidification Facility; operation by Librarian of Congress
§ 177. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry
§ 179l. National Film Registry of Library of Congress
§ 179m. Duties of Librarian of Congress
§ 179n. National Film Preservation Board
§ 179o. Responsibilities and powers of Board
§ 179p. National Film Registry Collection of Library of Congress
§ 179q. Seal of National Film Registry
§ 179s. Limitations of remedies
§ 179t. Staff of Board; experts and consultants
§ 179v. Authorization of appropriations
§ 180. Legislative information retrieval system
§ 181. Program for exchange of information among legislative branch agencies
§ 182. Cooperative Acquisitions Program Revolving Fund
§ 182a. Revolving fund for duplication services associated with audiovisual conservation center
§ 182b. Revolving fund for sales shop and other services
§ 182c. Revolving fund for FEDLINK program and Federal Research program
§ 182d. Audits by Comptroller General
§ 182e. Library of Congress National Collection Stewardship Fund
§ 183. Written history of the House of Representatives
§ 183a. Oral history of the House of Representatives
§ 184. Incorporation of digital collections into educational curricula
§ 185. Inspector General of the Library of Congress
§ 186. Library of Congress orders under task and delivery order contracts